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Monthly Child Care Themes
There is an endless supply of child care themes that can be used to plan activities for young children. As a child care provider myself, I know how important it is plan educational activities for the children I provide care for that will develop fine and gross motor skills, language skills, social skills, life skills, muscles, math and problem solving skills, science skills, and pre-reading and reading skills.
Exposure to a variety of activities helps to develop these skills. Organizing these activities into planned child care themes ensures that you will provide the highest level of education to your children. Parents love knowing that their children will be following a curriculum instead of just playing with toys all day.
You may also want to consider incorporating a multi-cultural child care theme into your monthly lesson plans. You can highlight one new country each month. Talk about where the country is and show where it is on a map.
Teach the children about traditions, music, special clothing that is worn, and interesting foods that are eaten. You could even have the children sample a multi-cultural snack from the country you are discussing that month. If you are fortunate enough to speak another language, share that knowledge with the children. They will really benefit from knowing more than one language.
Below you will find suggestions for monthly themes with samples of activities that target a variety of skills. Some activities may have to be adapted to ensure it is appropriate for the age of the child.
January Preschool Activities
February Preschool Activities
March Preschool Activities
April Preschool Activities
May Preschool Activities
June Preschool Activities
July Preschool Activities
August Preschool Activities
September Preschool Activities
October Preschool Activities
November Preschool Activities
December Preschool Activities
Additional Themes
- Living in the Jungle
- A Day at the Zoo
- Cowboys and Cowgirls
- All About Me
- Things That Go
- Our Community Helpers
- Construction Zone
- Let's Go Camping
- Our 50 States
Themes for Babies and Toddlers
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Parts of the Body
- Nursery Rhymes
- Animals and Animal Sounds
- Getting Dressed
- Seasons
- Days of the Week
- Shapes
- Colors
- Feelings
- Dress-up and Pretend
- Musical Instruments
- Opposites
- Manners
- Counting and Numbers
- Mommy and Baby Animals
- Family
- Times of the Day
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